Southern comfort food and multicultural recipes from the New York Times best-selling superstar chef Marcus Samuelsson’s iconic Harlem restaurant.

When the James Beard Award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson opened Red Rooster on Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem, he envisioned more than a restaurant. It would be the heart of his neighborhood and a meet-and-greet for both the downtown and the uptown sets, serving Southern black and cross-cultural food. It would reflect Harlem's history. Ever since the 1930s, Harlem has been a magnet for more than a million African Americans, a melting pot for Spanish, African, and Caribbean immigrants, and a mecca for artists.

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“While Harlem has long occupied a mythical place in the American imagination, it is also a place where human beings live, work, raise and educate their children, and eat. The revitalization of Harlem is one of the most important social and economic developments of this generation, and the role of cultural institutions is central to that process. To a list including the Studio Museum and the Schomburg Center, one must add the Red Rooster, which has rapidly become the gathering place for the cultural glitterati, where conversation and music are nourished by Marcus’s sublime cuisine. Who would have thought that Ethiopia and Sweden and the American South would meet on a menu in Harlem?”

—Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard University

“I met Marcus Samuelsson when he was just twenty-four years old and already a three-star chef at Aquavit. His humility and humble ways impressed me so much. Marcus taught me how to appreciate the work and the cooking that I do. His inclusive cuisine served at Red Rooster personifies Harlem and the gumbo pot of this country.”

—Leah Chase, Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana

“Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster Cookbook has all the honesty, heart, and good taste that we have come to expect from this great chef. As I read this book, I felt immersed in Marcus’s glorious Harlem-centric universe. And then when I cooked from the book, I felt as if I got to make a little of his magic into my own.”

“In the Red Rooster Cookbook, Marcus will show you in a very tasty way his passion and talent for soul food and his love for music. The book is full of colorful images and original recipes inspired by the melting pot of his life in Harlem. Marcus’s celebration of American cuisine will take you on a tantalizing journey that has transformed the dining scene in his legendary New York neighborhood.”

—Daniel Boulud, Chef/Owner, The Dinex Group

"A chef who has reinvigorated and reimagined what it means to be American.” — President Bill Clinton

Rising Star Chef Award, James Beard Foundation

Best Chef New York City, James Beard Foundation

First place, Top Chef Masters

Praise for Yes, Chef

James Beard Award for Writing and Literature

International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Literary Food Writing

New York Times Bestseller

“One of the great culinary stories of our time.” — Dwight Garner, New York Times

"Mr. Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden, but he has made Harlem his home, and it’s clear in 'The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem' that he has found magic there. The restaurant, which opened in 2010, was a meditation on modern Harlem, an embrace of its past and a vision for its future — vibrantly diverse, effortlessly cool...the book’s real charm lies in what it captures: the spirit of this particular place."

—The New York Times

"Beloved New York City chef Marcus Samuelsson strikes again with The Red Rooster Cookbook. The chef — who has four other cookbooks, plus a memoir, to his name — presents recipes from his dynamic Harlem restaurant, each reflecting the unique cultural influences of both the place and the man, like Ethiopian spice-crusted lamb and brown butter biscuits. Along with recipes, the book offers essays and vintage photos of Harlem scenes gone by."

—Eater

"Samuelsson sheds light on what compelled him to leave the world of foie gras and foams to cook, literally and figuratively, closer to home. The result is a restaurant-and now a cookbook-featuring his style of soul food, embracing American, Ethiopian, and Swedish comfort dishes... [M]usic, specifically jazz, informs Samuelsson's neighborhood, his writing, and given its many riffs and collaborations, his cooking style, too."

--Fine Cooking

“While Harlem has long occupied a mythical place in the American imagination, it is also a place where human beings live, work, raise and educate their children, and eat. The revitalization of Harlem is one of the most important social and economic developments of this generation, and the role of cultural institutions is central to that process. To a list including the Studio Museum and the Schomburg Center, one must add the Red Rooster, which has rapidly become the gathering place for the cultural glitterati, where conversation and music are nourished by Marcus’s sublime cuisine. Who would have thought that Ethiopia and Sweden and the American South would meet on a menu in Harlem?”

—Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard University

“I met Marcus Samuelsson when he was just twenty-four years old and already a three-star chef at Aquavit. His humility and humble ways impressed me so much. Marcus taught me how to appreciate the work and the cooking that I do. His inclusive cuisine served at Red Rooster personifies Harlem and the gumbo pot of this country.”

—Leah Chase, Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana

“Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster Cookbook has all the honesty, heart, and good taste that we have come to expect from this great chef. As I read this book, I felt immersed in Marcus’s glorious Harlem-centric universe. And then when I cooked from the book, I felt as if I got to make a little of his magic into my own.”

“In the Red Rooster Cookbook, Marcus will show you in a very tasty way his passion and talent for soul food and his love for music. The book is full of colorful images and original recipes inspired by the melting pot of his life in Harlem. Marcus’s celebration of American cuisine will take you on a tantalizing journey that has transformed the dining scene in his legendary New York neighborhood.”

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5,0 su 5 stelleAmazing

22 aprile 2017 - Pubblicato su Amazon.com

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Let me start by stating that I am not a good cook. I cook to survive. I have always admired people who could cook. However I made the Obama short ribs and it had my baby screaming for more. The oxtails made me do a happy dance in the kitchen. I loved that this wasn't just a boring Cook book. This was a life lesson and history. This made me want to live in Harlem to see all the things mentioned. I will be stopping at The Rooster while in New York. Maybe Mr. Marcus will allow me to sit at a table in his kitchen to just watch the magic happen. You ever see an artist creating what will become his masterpiece? Yeah, I imagine I will get that same rush.

Cookbooks are great reading material for me. I read them like any book. In years gone by cookbooks were filled with recipes, now they have a story within them. March Samuelsson has filled his cookbook with stories.

He starts with a Foreword by a friend, Hilton ALS, that gives us a feel for the chef. And, then, Marcus gives us the story of how he came to a Harlem, how he named his restaurant, and how and what The Red Rooster came to be. These kinds of stories teach us about the man, his principles, his philosophies and his trademark. Fascinating and filled with everything we need to know.

The nitty gritty of this cookbook is perfect. Each chapter begins with a story or several stories to give us a feel for what is about to come.13 chapters starting with The Pantry, and his is filled with everything and anything you need to know, through It's Always Sweet In Harlem. In between are the Lucious recipes he favors. Birdland gives us his famous fried chicken recipe and how he came to put his recipe together. My favorite chapter is Family Meals. These are the foods the staff and his family eats. Lucious foods that make our mouths water. And, because I am a dessert person Sweets From Harlem. His whoopie pies are made from pistachios and wonderfully whipped cream cheese. Does it speak to you? I love the recipes, but my favorite part were the stories. Marcus Samuelsson is a fabulous writer. I know I would like this man were I to meet him in the street, infectious personality, and the man works hard.

If you have ever wondered why Marcus Samuelsson named his restaurant, The Red Rooster, you will learn it here. Many wonderful photos of the people he meets, greets and loves. He provides a Playlist for his chapters, and I streamed many of his favorites from Amazon while reading this book. This is a must have, people!

5,0 su 5 stelletrained in European fine dining restaurants a finally opened his place in Harlem

24 marzo 2018 - Pubblicato su Amazon.com

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Marcus Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia, adopted and raised by a family in Sweden, trained in European fine dining restaurants a finally opened his place in Harlem, NYC. A good read. I am happy with the service and will order from these people again.